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972 residents make their home in this town in Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.
La Freissinouse is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The Culture ministry lists no building in La Freissinouse as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Manoir de Kapados, in Gap, 3.5 mi away.
Explore the history →Nothing in La Freissinouse is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in La Freissinouse.
People 65 and over make up 16% of the town, below both Hautes-Alpes’ towns (29%) and compared French towns (22%). Young adults of 15 to 24 are 8.2% of the population. Just over two in five adults hold a degree.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Hautes-Alpes 52.7%, France 51.8%.
| La Freissinouse | Hautes-Alpes median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.2% | 9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 29% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 16% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 7% | 16% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 23% | 24% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 24% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 41% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Hautes-Alpes median and France median: the median of compared communes
3.8% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport. For its 500 residents in work, La Freissinouse has 150 jobs: 0.3 each. Half of residents lived on more than €27,070 a year per consumption unit, above Hautes-Alpes’ towns (€24,860) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
General-bac pupils go 3.5 mi to the nearest lycée. The closest collège is 2.3 mi off.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège FontreyneNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 143 | 94%+2 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
House rents are put at about €9.99/m² a month. From July 2023 to June 2026, 15 homes were sold in La Freissinouse.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in La Freissinouse yet.
Commune in Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
La Freissinouse is a commune of 972 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Gap-Tallard-Durance. TownRatings compares communes, France’s local unit: each has its own mayor and its own statistics. Its area takes in the town and the countryside around it.
Built from INSEE’s 2026 official geography (COG) and IGN Admin Express boundaries
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Freissinouse | 972 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gap | 41,293 | 3.3 | B+ | C | C | A− |
| Veynes | 3,214 | 9.3 | B+ | C+ | B− | A− |
| La Bâtie-Neuve | 2,628 | 9.7 | — | C− | — | B+ |
| Chorges | 3,146 | 13 | B+ | D | A | B− |
| Laragne-Montéglin | 3,549 | 18 | C− | B+ | D | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025 · SSMSI, recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Ministry of Education (DEPP), brevet and bac results and value-added indicators, 2025 · INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses 2012–2023; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025 (care homes, emergency and maternity units, GPs, pharmacies); DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 (provisional) · INSEE, BPE 2025 and Filosofi 200 m grid (walking distances) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking French towns against each other only, updated November 9, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.